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United States Patent | 5,117,625 |
McArthur ,   et al. | June 2, 1992 |
Unstable operation of a gas turbine engine subject to variable shaft loading and bleed air loading may be avoided in a gas turbine (12, 22, 40) having first and second stage compressors (12, 22) on a common shaft (10) with a turbine wheel (40) and by providing the inlet (14) to the first stage compressor (12) with variable inlet guide vanes (16). Bleed air flow is controlled by a bleed air valve (60) connected to the interface (24) of the first stage compressor outlet (18) and the second stage compressor inlet (20). A controller (66) is operative to control the position of the inlet guide vane (16) in response to bleed air flow sensed by a sensor (58).
Inventors: | McArthur; Malcolm (Escondido, CA); Rodgers; Colin (San Diego, CA) |
Assignee: | Sundstrand Corporation (Rockford, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 655082 |
Filed: | February 14, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 60/785 |
Intern'l Class: | F02C 009/16 |
Field of Search: | 60/39.07,39.23,39.27,39.29,726 415/26,27,28,160,163,199.1 |
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